A man was shot by police with a stun gun and then taken to the hospital after he took his brother hostage in a home in a remote, isolated area near Pink on Sunday evening.

“We got a call from an individual that said that his brother was threatening suicide and was also pointing a gun at him,” Pottawatomie County Sheriff Mike Booth told KOCO 5 News at the scene.

The hostage was identified as Manuel Minor.

Hostage negotiators arrived and made contact with the victim's brother. He eventually let his brother go, but threatened to kill himself and police officers, investigators said.

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Minor told KOCO 5 after his release that his brother failed to take his medications for a mental condition. “He took the gun and pointed to me between the eyes,” Minor said. His brother allegedly told him, “I will shoot to kill.”

After releasing his brother, negotiators continued to talk to the suspect on the phone. He hung up on them several times. “He was very frustrated, very upset about different things. (He) thought people were around his house out in this area messing with him,” Booth said.

A negotiator was able to connect with the armed man about their mutual love of deer hunting and two hours after the 911 call came in, he convinced the man to step outside.

According to Booth, “When he came out on the front porch at some point (a deputy) was able to get a shot with a Taser and took him into custody.”

Once the man was subdued, he was taken to an area hospital for a mental evaluation. The sheriff said no charges will be filed.